Casey Wohlwend writes:

I ordered the battle dress pattern from you last June for Halloween. My friend and I used pleather to make the dress and I hand made the breastplate from copper wire. Truly a labor of love! The boots are my own wrapped in matching pleather, then criss-crossed with extra strong laces. The sword and chakram are toy store cheapies.  And the hair is a wig. I won the Oscar for best costume! The dress and I are "ringers", or so I'm told! Being an avid fan, having my own battle dress is priceless! Your pattern and accents are perfect! Thank YOU! I plan in winning again this year, with my added gauntlets and kneepads. My sister-in-law is making a wooden chakram for me. Yahoo!"

"...And the Oscar goes to..." (did you notice that they can't say "...And the WINNER is..."? I guess it's not nice to imply that they aren't ALL winners. What a bunch of whiny, spoiled, self-important... sorry. I got carried away there.)